# NCAA Division III baseball tournament

The NCAA Division III baseball tournament is an annual college baseball tournament held at the culmination of the spring regular season to determine the NCAA Division III baseball champion. The tournament has been played since 1976, soon after the formation of Division III.
Most of the 56 teams who qualify do so by winning an automatic bid that comes along with their conference's championship; others receive at-large bids. The initial round consists of six- and eight-team regionals held at pre-selected sites in eight regions: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic, South, Mideast, Midwest, Central, and West. The eight regional champions advance to the final round of the Division III Baseball Championship tournament.
The tournament final will be hosted in Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio beginning in 2024.

## History

The event was formerly held at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, just outside of Appleton for 18 years until it left for Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids, Iowa following the 2018 championships. The championship was held in Cedar Rapids four times beginning in 2019 and hosted by the American Rivers Conference. Cedar Rapids was set to only host until 2022, but was awarded the 2023 championships after 2020 was cancelled due to COVID-19. The championships will move to Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio for the 2024 NCAA championships.
In both the regional and final rounds, the tournament uses a "double elimination" format, in which teams must lose twice to be eliminated.
Marietta is the most successful program, with six national titles.
Misericordia are the reigning national champions, winning their first championship in 2024.

## Results

NCAA Division III Baseball Championship :
| Year | Site | Stadium | Championship Results | Championship Results | Championship Results |
| Year | Site | Stadium | Champion | Score | Runner-Up |
| 1976 Details | Marietta, OH | Pioneer Park | Cal State Stanislaus | 13–6 | Ithaca |
| 1977 Details | Marietta, OH | Pioneer Park | Cal State Stanislaus (2) | 8–5 | Brandeis |
| 1978 Details | Marietta, OH | Pioneer Park | Glassboro State | 5–3 | Marietta |
| 1979 Details | Marietta, OH | Pioneer Park | Glassboro State (2) | 3–0 | Cal State Stanislaus |
| 1980 Details | Marietta, OH | Pioneer Park | Ithaca | 12–5 | Marietta |
| 1981 Details | Marietta, OH | Pioneer Park | Marietta | 14–12$^{12}$ | Ithaca |
| 1982 Details | Marietta, OH | Pioneer Park | Eastern Connecticut State | 11–6 | Cal State Stanislaus |
| 1983 Details | Marietta, OH | Pioneer Park | Marietta (2) | 36–8 | Otterbein |
| 1984 Details | Marietta, OH | Pioneer Park | Ramapo | 5–4 | Marietta |
| 1985 Details | Marietta, OH | Pioneer Park | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 11–6 | Marietta |
| 1986 Details | Marietta, OH | Pioneer Park | Marietta (3) | 11–6 | Ithaca |
| 1987 Details | Marietta, OH | Pioneer Park | Montclair State | 13–12$^{10}$ | Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
| 1988 Details | Bristol, CT | Muzzy Field | Ithaca (2) | 7–5 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
| 1989 Details | Bristol, CT | Muzzy Field | North Carolina Wesleyan | 8–7$^{13}$ | Cal State Stanislaus |
| 1990 Details | Battle Creek, MI | C. O. Brown Stadium | Eastern Connecticut State (2) | 8–1 | Aurora |
| 1991 Details | Battle Creek, MI | C. O. Brown Stadium | Southern Maine | 9–0 | Trenton State |
| 1992 Details | Battle Creek, MI | C. O. Brown Stadium | William Paterson | 3–1 | Cal Lutheran |
| 1993 Details | Battle Creek, MI | C. O. Brown Stadium | Montclair State (2) | 3–1 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
| 1994 Details | Battle Creek, MI | C. O. Brown Stadium | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2) | 6–2 | Wesleyan (Conn.) |
| 1995 Details | Salem, VA | Kiwanis Field | La Verne | 5–3 | Methodist |
| 1996 Details | Salem, VA | Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium | William Paterson (2) | 6–5 | Cal Lutheran |
| 1997 Details | Salem, VA | Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium | Southern Maine (2) | 15–1 | Wooster |
| 1998 Details | Salem, VA | Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium | Eastern Connecticut State (3) | 16–1 | Montclair State |
| 1999 Details | Salem, VA | Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium | North Carolina Wesleyan (2) | 1–0 | St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
| 2000 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | Montclair State (3) | 6–2 | St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
| 2001 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | St. Thomas (MN) | 8–4 | Marietta |
| 2002 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | Eastern Connecticut State (4) | 8–0 | Marietta |
| 2003 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | Chapman | 15–7 | Christopher Newport |
| 2004 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | George Fox | 6–3 | Eastern Connecticut State |
| 2005 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 11–4 | Cortland |
| 2006 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | Marietta (4) | 7–2 | Wheaton (MA) |
| 2007 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | Kean | 5–4 | Emory |
| 2008 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | Trinity (CT) | 5–4 | Johns Hopkins |
| 2009 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | St. Thomas (MN) (2) | 3–2 | Wooster |
| 2010 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | Illinois Wesleyan | 17–5 | Cortland |
| 2011 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | Marietta (5) | 18–5 | Chapman |
| 2012 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | Marietta (6) | 7–2 | Wheaton (Mass.) |
| 2013 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | Linfield | 4–1 | Southern Maine |
| 2014 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | Wisconsin–Whitewater (2) | 7–0 | Emory |
| 2015 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | Cortland | 11–3, 6–2 | Wisconsin–La Crosse |
| 2016 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | Trinity (TX) | 14–6, 10–7 | Keystone |
| 2017 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | Cal Lutheran | 2–12, 12–4, 7–2 | Washington & Jefferson |
| 2018 Details | Grand Chute, WI | Fox Cities Stadium | Texas–Tyler | 8–1, 9–6 | Texas Lutheran |
| 2019 Details | Cedar Rapids, IA | Veterans Memorial Stadium | Chapman (2) | 6–4, 11–0 | Birmingham–Southern |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Details | Cedar Rapids, IA | Veterans Memorial Stadium | Salisbury | 6–1, 4–2 | St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
| 2022 Details | Cedar Rapids, IA | Veterans Memorial Stadium | Eastern Connecticut State (5) | 11–6, 3–2 | Salisbury |
| 2023 Details | Cedar Rapids, IA | Veterans Memorial Stadium | Lynchburg | 5–2, 6–11, 7–6 | Johns Hopkins |
| 2024 Details | Eastlake, OH | Classic Park | Misericordia | 12–9, 10–16, 10–5 | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| 2025 Details | Eastlake, OH | Classic Park | | | |
| 2026 Details | Eastlake, OH | Classic Park | | | |

## Champions
### Active programs

| Team | Titles | Years |
| Marietta | 6 | 1981, 1983, 1986, 2006, 2011, 2012 |
| Eastern Connecticut State | 5 | 1982, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2022 |
| Montclair State | 3 | 1987, 1993, 2000 |
| Chapman | 2 | 2003, 2019 |
| Wisconsin–Whitewater | 2 | 2005, 2014 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan | 2 | 1989, 1999 |
| Southern Maine | 2 | 1991, 1997 |
| William Paterson | 2 | 1992, 1996 |
| Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 2 | 1985, 1994 |
| Ithaca | 2 | 1980, 1988 |
| Rowan | 2 | 1978, 1979 |
| Misericordia | 1 | 2024 |
| Lynchburg | 1 | 2023 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 2021 |
| Cal Lutheran | 1 | 2017 |
| Trinity (TX) | 1 | 2016 |
| Cortland | 1 | 2015 |
| Linfield | 1 | 2013 |
| George Fox | 1 | 2004 |
| Illinois Wesleyan | 1 | 2010 |
| Trinity (CT) | 1 | 2008 |
| Kean | 1 | 2007 |
| La Verne | 1 | 1995 |
| Ramapo | 1 | 1984 |

### Former programs

| Team | Titles | Years |
| Stanislaus State | 2 | 1976, 1977 |
| St. Thomas (MN) | 2 | 2001, 2009 |
| Texas–Tyler | 1 | 2018 |